Anupam shared an image of the lunch invite on Twitter. The invite read: "The Prime Minister requests the pleasure of the company of Anupam Kher on Tuesday, 12th April 2016 at 1245 hrs. At Hyderabad House, 1 Ashok Road, New Delhi.

"An elated Anupam captioned the photograph: "Looking forward to meeting the Royal Highness Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the lunch hosted by PM Narendra Modi.

"The royal duo will travel on April 14 to the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and return on April 16 for a visit to the Taj Mahal, a Unesco World Heritage monument, in Agra at the conclusion of their two-nation tour.